If approved, eligible high school teachers would receive a one-time stipend in the following amounts:
• $5,000 for those who started their employment with IPS on or before the start of the 2016-17 school year
• $2,500 for those who started their employment with IPS after the start of the 2016-17 school year

To be eligible for the stipend, high school teachers must:
• Receive an effective or highly effective evaluation for the 2017-18 school year
• Be at work and perform their regularly assigned duties at least 93% of the school year
• Have worked at least 90 contract days

The district emphasizes students need to have stability within the teaching staff.

"Reinvented high schools for the 2018-19 school year should not yield a compromised high school experience this current school year," said IPS Superintendent Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee. "This retention incentive underscores how much we value our teachers and stability for our students and families."

IPS plans to pay the bonuses at the end of the 2017-2018 school year.

IPS commissioners vote on the school closures on September 18.

Call 6 Investigates found IPS and many other school districts do not actively track the reasons why teachers leave their classrooms.